Display-rack.



T. W. WARREN. DISPLAY RAGK. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31-, 1911.

1,014,426. V Patented Jan.9,1912.

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THOMAS W.

WARREN, 0F POINT MARION, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOK OF ONE-FOURTH TO JOHN W. EVANS, OF POINT MARION, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

Application filed July 31, 1911. Serial No. 641,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. WARREN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Point Marion, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to display racks, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a dust and waterproof rack or case that can be used upon the interior or extierior of a store for displaying merchan- Another object of this invention is to provide a display rack that can be advantageously used for displaying collars in haberdasher stores, the rack having a transparent casing that permits of the collars being observed without being handled.

A further object of this invention is to provide a display rack in which articles can be symmetrically arranged to present a neat appearance, the rack consisting of comparatively few parts not liable to be injured by ordinary use and susceptible to any desired ornamentation.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of a rack in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a detached bottomcap.

A rack in accordance with this invention comprises two brackets 1 and 2, each having a face plate 3 adapted to be secured by screws 4 or other fastening means to a wall or other support 5. The outer end of the bracket 1 is provided with a vertical collar 6 having the upper end thereof exteriorly screw threaded, as at 7 The bracket 2 has the outer end thereof provided with a collar 8 and the lower end of this collar is exteriorly screw threaded, as at 9 and provided with an inwardly projecting flange 10. The flange 10 is provided with a gasket 11, preferably made of rubber and mounted upon the gasket is the lower edges of a transparent tube 12 that extends upwardly into the collar 6, with the upper edges of the tube at a point removed from the upper edges of the collar 6. The transparent tube 12 is preferably made of glass.

Screwed upon the lower edges of the collar 8 is the rim 13 of a semi-spherical bottom cap 14 and to retain this cap upon the collar 8, the rim 13 has a staple 15 adapted to receive a pivoted hasp 16, carried by the collar 8. An ordinary padlock or seal 17 can be employed for retaining the hasp upon the staple 17 The bottom of the cap 14 has a socket 18 and riveted or otherwise mounted in this socket, as at 19 is a vertical rod 20. The rod extends upwardly in the tube 12 and has the upper end thereof detachably mounted in a socket 21, carried by a semispherical top cap 22. This cap has an interiorly threaded rim 23 whereby it can be screwed upon the collar 6, and said cap has an inwardly projecting annular flange 241 between which and the upper edges of-the tube 12 there is interposed a gasket 25, preferably made of rubber. The rim 23 has a hinged hasp 26 adapted to extend over a staple 27, carried by the collar 6, and a padlock or seal 28 is employed for retaining the hasp upon the staple.

Adjustably mounted upon the rod 20 is one or more article holders, each holder comprising a sleeve 29 retained upon the rod 20 by a set screw 30. The sleeve 29 has an outwardly extending arm 31 with the outer end thereof bent upwardly and provided with a clip or clasp 32, whereby a collar or other article can be held by the holder. The cylindrical form of the rack permits of it being advantageously used in connection with collars, whereby the brand and the size of the collar can be easily observed and articles within the rack cannot be surreptitiously removed as the top and bottom caps are located and firmly hold the rod 20 in position. The transparent tube 12 is cushioned by the gaskets 11 and 25 and said tube need not be removed when the articles are being changed, as the bottom cap can be detached and the rod bodily removed from the rack.

What I claim is A display rack comprising a pair of laterally extending brackets arranged in vertical alinement and each provided with an means for closing the ends of said tube, and exteriorly threaded collar having an inarticle holders arranged within the tube. 10 wardly extending flange, a gasket mounted In testimony whereof I aflix my signature against each of the flanges, a transparent in the presence of two witnesses.

tube abutting against said gaskets, oppo- THOMAS W. WARREN. sitely disposed, semi-spherical caps formed l/Vitnessesz with interior screw threads engaging with AMiE QUINIF, Jr.,

the threads of said collars and constituting WILLIAM A. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

